Vehicle-wheel



E. K..`BAKER; v'sHlcL'ewHEEL. l A y APPLICATION FILED NOV. I6 I9I2. y l,807 ,47.3. l f Patented June 24,1919.

E. K. BAKER.' vemcLE WHEEL. vAPPLICATION FILED `NOV. I6. 1912- Patented June 24, 1919.

' EnLn ic 'innen' sTATns PATENT OFFICE.;

or CHICAGO, iLLmors, AssIGNoR. To nNrvEnsAI. mir Comuni-'hor 'i CHiCnGo, ILLINoIs, A CORPORATION oF ILLI'NoIs.

i .Specification of Letters Patent. l.

i vnHrCLEi-WHEEL.

v ,Aiipucr'ion med November u;` 1912. xseriaim. 751,682.

To all whom it may concern."

y Be it-known thatl, ERLn BAKER, 'a

Citizen of the United Statea'anda resident -of Chicago, CookV county, `lllinoi's, have inyented certain new and 'useful Improvements in; Vehicleis aspeciiication.

'My 'invention relates ,to improvements-in vehiclev wheels ,and has particular reference tojflneansdor mountingand 'securing pneu- Wheels, of which the following 'matic tires. and their upon and to wheels.

- .The object of invention isi-tov providea-vehicle wheel of thedemountable rim type which shall` be simplein construction, neat in appearance and -relatively strong; iny

- which the-rim shall be seatedrupon a` flat cylindricalv periph ry; the rim of' which shall be capable of eing easily and quickly contracted and sea d in interlocked condif tion uponvthewheel and, which shall also be capable of being easily and quickly eX-' panded, even under the pressure of the` pneuA -matic tire, for removal from the wheel.

'A further object of my invention is to provide a demountable rim and complementary wheel of neat, smooth and/artistic appearance wherein'the rim expanding and conf" .tractin'g devices shall be hidden from vieynif A A further object'iof my invention is to providea Ari-m Contracting and locking mechanism which shall be capable of being easily `operated tocontract the rim-Withgreat force and which shall also serve to positively lock the' rim in. contracted condition. A Jrurther object lof my invention is to provide a rim expanding and contracting mechanism which shall be permanentlylsecuredto ,the ends of.'

' the rim and which shall be centrally ilocated,

between the side planes of the rim tojthe end-A that 'the forces applied, to 'compact and expand the rim, shall not tend 'distort 'either the rim or the mechanism.

y A further object of my invention fis'to prof vide a split rim contracting and expanding 'mechanism and. a complementaryI wheel upon which the riin is adapted to .beiseated,

so arranged and associated that the rimvis positively held tigzglitly seated upon the felly band 'of the wheel in'fsuch condition thatany wearbetwcentherim 'and-the fellyibrld-? 'any relative 'enlargement of the .rim ,willbe l; Il1 compensated for vwithout ,loosening-r y Myiinventifin consists-in a pneumaticftire.

neatappearance of the wheel.

pan View ...of 'rim mechanism and'ringv .rim .of the split type "and acomplementary' f' Wheel whereon the' rim is adaptedv to be Seat:` 'I A'cih-the two havingcomplementary inter-A locking parts whereby when the rim-is con-4 tracted, it is held securely' in position on the `1 atentea June 241, 19.1.9.'Y

wheel, the -rimends being contracted byv a I rim expanding 'and' contracting mechanism which occupies little space 4and yet is` eX- ceedingly Strong,- and the wheel being provided, with a recess, pocket or-,ca'sing in BISA which the operating mechanism is received I;

and by which it is protected .and which Coloperates with the mechanism for locking .the

rim incontrac'ted conditionfupon the wheel.

My invention further consists in a rim eX- My inventionV also consistsin afpecu'liarA construction Afol? felly band by which a suitl vable,pocketv is provided tov receive the rim l operating mechanism, withoutreducing the strength o'f--the felly'l *band or wheelvfelly and without detracting from the ordinary` My invention also consists inl the various..

combinations and arrangements of elements and parts,` by which the above mentioned and other objects are attained andall'. as

hereinafter described and'particularly porint- Y ed out in-zthe appended claims.

My invention will 'be inore readily under-y stood by reference `to vthe accompanying` drawings forming partv of this specification, I

and in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, secaccordance with my inventiong. v A

-Fig 2 is an enlarged central circulnferention, of a'pn'eurnatic -tired wheel, made in :tial section, of `the rim part of the wlieel, A y

'clearly illustrating the rim expanding 'and'4 v contracting mechanism; I

Fig.. 3' is a v1ew somewhat similar -'to y 2 butjshowing the rim in ciipanded '.con'

dition; 'f Fig- .1

connected', and in condition to per-mit there? mOYi/ll fy the tire if'romthe rim; y p z f igwfis asectional viw. Substantially/jon the fQffFig.' 2, 'showing'. a'nl- 'inside ticularly showing theconstruction of the.

' a suitable type with Which to illustrate "my tion are capable of 'being employedand Will levelop their desirable and useful i'unctionsfv sufficient 4to admit thefbase--/"5 of the rim lso" tween its sides, and I' provide apocketE in the felly .of the Wheeliadapted .to receive this pocket; and

Fig. l0 is an outer plan vievv of the-felly.

point where' the pocket isy band at the formed. e I- have'selected a clencher tire and'rln as invention', but it '.W-ill'be at oncel apparent that my invention .can be applied with rims of other forms. Itwill also be .apparentthat equally beneficial results-to tires and tire waan have illustrated my invention as being applied to awheel mainly constructed of Wood, many of the features and advantages offmy inven- When used in combination Withmetal wheels.

As shown linthe drawings the .wheel con.` v sistsof a Wheel proper A, a tire carrylng B land a pneumatic `tire C.' The 4wheel proper lconsists-oll theusual hub "(11, spokes c2, and a felly a3. .The felly .carries and 1s surrounded by a metal felly bandewhich 'is flat orl cylindrical in form, and which serves -the'usual functions of a metal tirepor rim on a' Wooden Wheel. For-the-puifpose ,of mounting the'pneumatic tire CQupon the wheel., I provide the tire rim B With flanges. b1, adapted to coperate with 4the base of the' tire to hold thetire upon the rim. AtoneV pointb2 inthe circumference of the rim .1 split or cut .the rim on adiagonal line pr o viding therimwith. two ends' b3 and b4. The rim being thus in the form ola split ring is free to expand or contract, and, furf' ther the cut being ona diagonal, the endg 'of 1 vthe rim .can readily -jbe separated transversely to aid in applying and removing. the tire to' and'vfromthe vAdjacent to this butin.

the rim .I mount uPOn the. rim 1a- .ri 1n ?con tacting and expanding mecha'msmwhlch IQ shall designate generally by D.- This mechf' anism is 'adapted toylink the severed ends of the 'rimtoge'therand is capable 'tof beingoperatedto force thefe'nds 'o f the .rim apart and' gether. i .I arrange this mechanism n'pon the innersurfaceof the rim-and :centrally bef mechanism and formedtojcover and protect connectedlto' thefligs ver'sely .disposed-.pivots de. 2 O .neo the links d," 1the Lene which connects the nutv 152. with' t e 1110lll. llidfii. "ably riveted over. ontken-fende. .Y Them -ei link is' removablyconnected 'to thenut a means of ascrew Z105 whereby .this linkA may tion and use of devices of 'this character it is desirable that the mechanism be as schst'antial as possi'ble, consistent with. the re-V stricted spacel necessarilyoccupied er thermore, it is desirable? thatsthe mechanism be capable'lo being easily and quickly .re-

paired lby the introduction'o new .parte in place of broken parte, and it'vvill'he seen that all of these desirable features are inherent in mechanism which embed.; my invention. v

The rim operating mechanism D .consists of .a pair of toggle..linked1 which'are adapt ed 'to link' 'the two ends 'of the. 'tcgether,

and vwhich-are adapted'to .be opera-ted after' the manner' ofatoggle. Ilever to expand 'the rim lWith great f orce. -These levels-{i1- hnked together .means of 'et-.movable nut screw id? againstlongitudi-nal movement rel-V atively vtothe rimby, means .of tvvcthin circumfe'rential-ffianges 'd-andai?. The Vange d? is at the ilmerfendffo the-,screw andis adapted lie'` within the 'tire rim.- flangeldf 1s separatedffrom=.'the ange between them,' vand these an'ges @seperate to hold thev screw" against longitudinal more ment and -tospernnt'the s'cizerir to he freely rotated. I provide thehars/ei5'5V of 'the rim Withan opening be `adapted .to neccive the shank of thescrewd. This opening e3- ftends from the cut fof/thev rim in a. cirn "toggle links di to the' rim.' Te connectthe movable nutdwtojthe toggle links (il, l rcvide oppositely disposed pairs offears c? on the' inner'endof the mit andspaced apartto receive the..1ink s `cl1 betweenthem. l prob;ereafdily'. disconnected from the 'nut .nl-2 .when it 'l'sdeslredto; 'spread the endsfcf .the

. Iimlltransversely toz remove the tire Leasing @from 'the-mm.;

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thereby to expand the vrim andenlargeits diameter. I s'o arrange the vauiousp'arts,ofv

the mechanism that as fthe nut approachesthev inner limit of its movement the link cenf -l ters or pivots approach 'to a straight'lne arrangement whereby the expanding'power ofthe .mechanism is very great. I secure by four-rivet-.like projections b? which are adapted'to enter suitable openings formedin the. base b5 'of the rim, and 4these vprojections areth'en riveted. down on the-inside of the rim to hold these lgs securely in placen The .slot b6 inthe rim Which-I provide'for the" Aadjusting screw. d? permits'the easy ass'eIn--" v"bling of the screw lWithithe as the Screw Jean beentered from the-cut vend .of the Arim and 'moved longitudinally"..into'its' position,

To provide lthe pocket"E.'i n `js'uch aman?V ner that neither thefellya ofthe: wheel nor .the elly bandita* "will Weakened, I'"c1itf a section of thefelly .out to 'providear ,space a? for .the reception .of the casing' 'ci the pocket in such a manner. that the origina l. strength of the felly band is ngt-diminished.- -at the-'point where therimv operating mecha-1 l 'contracted Awhen thescrewd .is rotated to 'nism is situated.-

when 'it is'j' received 1in position 'in the felly band forms' the-casing E `which is* equal, transversely 'and radially. with thecross sec'- tional'dimensions'of the'fellyfa This .box

' is arranged, finv relation tothe fellyba'nd, -with its' open top ag`ainst the' inner surface of the band'gandin slich'relation thatwhenthe band'is placed upon thewheel', the casing E iillstlie gapfor opening a ln'the felly .7 previouslydescribed. In otheI-fzvv'crds 'this jbox is'lon'g. enough' to'form Van ahutmentbe- Weed the -ends aivfitheftuy which-*form the endsaf the gap a5 and-the felly is therei -.by braced againstcollaps'e.f.To-secure this boxv tol the f el'y; band' and-'to provide an. in 'the felly bandfthrough which..

"fell .band I. provide t'fansverseopenings'e1- fin the bottom. Wall c. 1f-'the box and adm? thru'i'gh which the inner'. I e? project. and 'then'rIsecure these thewheelfby a'tire bolt a" ends-ofthe time# n the'. Openings eby 'some' Suitable'.

part of 'the felly band-"and "serves,

riveting or welding them in position;

.The bei:v E- therefore formsg'an'integl;

plateale fguy tana' .at this pinc f The @1 is-centrallyf'disposediinf the fell 'l and' not-beingtliefulliwidth of the fellyy the felly band 'iS 1,10 f completely severed; at this point'bilt isprovi'ded withconneeting j barsfe6 which.` in; conjunction with'gthebox; each of the lugs b" to the rim, vpreferably E: provideseatelly bandA `which is 'as band.' band;

atthis point asy at other'jpoints'in its circunid.

ference.' The rctangularbox form; of the. pleasing E pvhi'ch, as valready explained -pletes thefellyratfthis' point 'resnltsjinl when .which .issubgfantia .of m1 lstrength'throughout its circuin ee'nceyehe jboir` or casing is .provided -'witha"cc1f1tral; opening e7 in itsbottni Wall' adapted toire .ceivethe jinner "end `of .the Screw d 'and I# preferably' make largef enough to admit fthe in ner 'enkjllofthe:I nvablev nut dLSofas rim inf contracted condition; ."Th'e i is.

n dra-.w the mit a2,inwadlyfthe;.linke.d1n,

`mit torproperly expand and ,contract -the 'f rim; This' chamber or bo`x not only selvlgto' contain, cover and .protect contracting and, expan'ding'mechani's'm; D-but-iit also h as an additionalf'ifunction Ailfthe fof the f fl such'tirnes servingto'draw the ends ofthe rim togethe1, and at'fsuch times -these links' are rotated upontheir .outer.pivotsld and I f'provide abutting projections d, oir-the. outer ends, of thejli'nks which projections #are Aadapted tobear against 'the endwalls of 'the chamber' or b OX andcause lthe links di*V to act as levers vt'ofpositiv'ely force the ,ends of the rim' togetheiand ,tv poeitivelyhold the ends ofthe 'against sepa'- I preferably so-,pmportion the and' 'the Wheel-that when the rim theE-wheel, i 'shown in Figs4 and 5,A 'the ends of the are normally Slightly' sep-1 v arated, consequently should any wear occur betvveenthe rim 'and the felly band, or should '.the'rim 4for any reason stretch, or should it e'ezqanded by .changes of temperature,Y the fds fof the rim approach eachother and theiim can be'thelby mair'ntained in `fclose contact. with. the outer surface' of thev felly fband.A Should this. 'wear orextension of the 'rim occur, thepressure off aninated 'tire b'oltsas spaced apart, oneon each side lil and thebox 'Itojandupon the wheell by means of rivetsaswhich extend transversclythrogh the telly, one ateach end ofthe bo1,'the rivet'endsor heads overlapping .the side faces of the box and serving to prevent any relative transverse movement of the box and the ends of the telly. A

The Iba-se 610 ci' each of the lugs b" is of such aiwidth that it fits between the sides e7I of the telly band and prevents the transverse movement of the rimv at this point in its circonifere/nce,l and to further secure the rim upon the telly band I provide the rim with two inward-ly projecting lugsor pins bn arranged on the opposite side of the wheel from; the expansion mechanism and spaced `apart'-circumferentially, and I provide the ,felly band with centrally arranged elongated slots al to receive these pins or .pro-

jeetions, The projections b are quite shorty and consequently when the rim is slightly expanded the projections will be 4Withdrawn from the'slots au land the rim will be free to be'withdrawnat these points from the whee1.

slots a'h-I chamfer the felly band at points adjacentto the slots am as shown at a Fig.

8,tape1ing the chamier from the outer edge of the felly band to the slot whereby the felly :band does not interferev with the easy and free insertion of the projections bu into the slots a1". The hollowsrew d3 serves as amounting for the tire valve c1 which is "adaptedto project through this hollow screwT when the tire is placed upon the rim and serves to permit the inflation and deation ,0f the tirewhen the .tire is on the rim.

v My improved rim not only serves tomount the tire lu pon the Wheel but it is in itself, in a sense, a complete tire carrier and.

1s adapted to Ahave the tire placed upon it,

"the being expanded condition and then the tire inflated .to Working pressure, in

this condition the tire may be carried for instant use upon a Wheel in case of necessity. It is merely necessaryI to remove a rim with its tire from l'the wheel land replace it withl an inflated tire .and its rim. My rim also lends itself admirably to the rapid or quick repairing of tires, for the reason that once the rim has been removed from the wheel the rim can be contracted until the ends of the rim contact upon each other and then the expandingmechanism can' be vdisconnected by the 'removal of the screw d1 and then the tire can be removed from the rim, -the diagonal cut b2 aiding in this operation in For the purpose of facilitating the enter-- ing of the lugs or projections Z211 into the icient allow the' projections orpins In to escape from the slots al when the rim diametriically opposite from the" expansion device can be moved transversely tofree the from the box E thereby freeing the rim and' the tire rom'the wheel. In "placing a rim and tire upon the Wheel, the rim is first brought .to its expanded condition. The expansion mechanism is first entered inte the b ox E and then the opposite portion of the rim is brought into -alinement with the wheel so that the projections blt can be entered into the slotsl ama The rim is held in such position that the projections are retained in the slots and the adjusting screw da is turned to draw. 'the ends of the rim together and thereby contract the rim upon the wheel.

Itwill now be clear that my demountable rimand its complementary wheel present a neat and compact appearance, that the mechanism is exceedingly strong, both to expand the rim even against the pressure of' the tire and to quickly, firmly and positively contract the rim to its firmly seated condition. It will further be clear that the operation of my mechanism is exceedingly simple and that it can be quickly and positively operated to securethe results desired. Furthermcre, the strains developed within the various parts are all in direct central and balanced alinement so that no distorting or dedecting strains are produced in any of the parts, and it'is clear that when it is desired to removea-tire casing from the rim it is necessary to remove but one screw to disconnect the ends of the rim so that they can be freelyseparated transversely from each other to permitithe easy removal of the tire from the rim.

As many modifications of my invention will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the art, I do` not limit or 'confine my invention to the specific structures herein shown and described.

I claim:

.1`. A demountable split tire-rim, in com-v bination with a Wheel, rim expanding'and contracting mechanism vspanningA the split j and projecting inwardly from the rim, said. Wheel'having a box-like chamber adaptedto receive and inclose the mechanism, said mechanism including a system of operative .toggles adapted to expand and contract the rim, oppositely disposed projections on said toggles adapted to Contact with the opposite ends of saidbox to forceand hold the' rim,

ends toward eachother. f

2. 'A tire rimin the form of' a ring split or severed at, one point in its circumference, in

combination with a movable',` member -arranged within the and adjacent tol wenn@ closing 'the rim, ene of the pins being' essily removable to disconnect the rim ends, and means .for sdgusting' the position of ssic member relatively to "the rim a'ndor' heid'- ing it in its adjusted position.

3. A demountable transversely spin! tire rim, in combination with a wheei, rim expending and contracting nieehsnisnrspnnning the split and projecting inwardiy from the rim, said Wheel having itsfeliy cutaway toreceive said mechanism, and the 4meehenism inciuding n system of operative tog- A gies adapted to expand and contract the rim,

oppositely disposed projections on said' tog gies adapted to Contact with the end portions 4or' the feiiy defining seid opening to 'force and hold the ends toward each v other. v

4. A demountabie `transverseiy split tire run, 1n combination with s Wneei, run eX.-

pa-nding end' contracting mechanism span-1- ning the sight and projecting inwardly from the rim, sei "wheei having its felly cut away to receive seid' mechanism' and the mechanisrn, inciuing a, system of operative goggles adapted -tofexpand and contract. the run, opposltely disposed projections onvszud toggles :iapted to Contact with the-end portions of the ,feiy defining said openings to force and hold the rim ends 'toward each other, and metallic means. covering said feily ends against Which lthe 'toggle mechanism contacts.

In' testimony 'whereof I have here-unto set my hand this 12th. day of November, 1912, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 'v ERLE K. BAKER.

i/Vitnesses: I

EDWARD F. WiLsoN, L. APLAGGE. 

